Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19

SIX new cases of diphtheria in one
day are reported at La Crosse.
A CONVENTION of postm asters is to
be held at Eau Claire on November 8.
MYRICK's general store at La Crosse
was destroyed by fire. Loss $500.
THE body of q newly-born babe was
found In shed in the outskirts OF
Eau Claire.
ANTON CORRIGEL, boy living at 80
Fourth Avenue, Milwaukee, fell into
an open sewer in front of his home.
The excavation is thirty feet deep,
and in falling the boy broke one OF his
legs, and he was badly shaken up.
The Ashland News aas it from old
hunters that q plentiful supply of ven
ison may be expected this winter.
A SPECIAL agent of the post. Office
department. has been ordered to see
about estab 'ishing free mail delivery
at Ashland.
F1kE destroyed the Knapp-Stout
Company's Westinghouse on the
Moore farm, at MenomOnie. The
place was insured for $4,000.
JOHN BROWN, a Milwaukee laboring
man, wanted some Sunday clothes.
He opened tailor shop with crow
bar at midnight, fitted himself with
stylish suit, together with an over
coat, and walked out. On the street
q few minutes later he met g. police
man who thought be acted suspicious
ly and took him in. He broke down,
confessed, was brought before the
court at 9 A. M, pleaded guilty, re-
ceived his sentence, and was on the
road to the house OF correction within
twelve hours from the time his covet-
business Overcame him.
w. P. CHUssINGER, of Eau Claire,
broke his arm while throwing q ball.
THE La Crosse County Veterans
Association was organized at West
Salem with over 100 members.
EMIL SOMMER, convicted at Milwau
kee Of setting fire to his own store for
the purpose OF getting the insurance,
was sent up for five years.
A MOCK marriage at Fairchild, Eau
Claire County, has just become
known and is likely to lead to unpleas-
ant consequences. Several young peo-
pie, with whom was Edward Foss,
aged 40, station agent of the Omaha
Railway, were out walking. They met
Miss Clara E. Foster, a girl of 10, who
was driving with a gentleman named
Hine, who is g. justice of the
peace. Conversation turned on mar
riage, and one of the party laughingly
| suggested that Mr.. Foss and Miss
Foster be married, as Miss Foster
would only have to drop the three last
letters Of her namo and add an 49,"
The parties concurred, iokingly. and
Mr.. Hine performed the ceremony.
Next day the serious nature of the
affair dawned upon them and the
village society Is very much excited
over it. Miss Foster is daughter
of N. G. Foster, the millionaire lum-
herman, and is most estimable
young lady and highly esteemed here.
She has since the occurrence kept her
room at home and almost cried her
eyes out. Friends Of the parties think
there is no way out of it but g.
| divorce. Mr.. Foss was formerly mar
ried, but was divorced from his wife
last spring.
EARLY on the morning of the 3 tn g.
| dispatch was received at Lancaster
by DR.. P. A. Clark, stating that his
son had been run over by the cars in
East Dubuque. A later dispatch
stated that he was dead. George
Clark was q young man about 80
years old. He leaves q young wife to
whom he had been married about two
years. He was not connected with
the railroad in any way and resided
at East Dubuque with his family. His
father is a prominent physician of
Lancaster.
The Cleveland banquet of the Mil
waukee Merchants Association was
almost g. financial as we'll as social
success, the deficit being only $50.
The Ashland liquor-dealers' Associ-
alton has been organized. The object
of the organization is to 'sprotect
those dealers who comply with the
laws against both those who are liz
! the business and bring it in disrepute
by Acknowledgement and those who by
fanatical notions seek to destroy it
| altogether"
JOHN GRAAH, aged 80, was found
dead IN bed at Prairie du Chen.
A PROJECT is on foot for the trans
position of the Milwaukee Exposition
| building lnlO vast market in case
| the present seasons show is not g.
| financial success.
WILLIAM GRAFTON, a farmer boy in
the town of Blooming Grove, Dane
| County, fell dead of heart disease.
ANTON VAN PETERSON, an old man
| we'll known to every resident of the
Ninth Ward, Milwaukee, committed
suicide by hanging himself in his car
penter shop on the corner of Four
teenth Street and Fond du Lac Avenue.
CHARLES SMoTHERs, colored, died at
Racine, aged 80 years.
The stables of j. V. Qnarles, OF Ra-
cine, burned with their contents.
Loss. $4,000.
CHARLES DEANE, g. former we'll
known resident of Racine, died re.
Gently at Vicksburg, Miss.
PROSECUTION has been discontinued